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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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